1. Introduction

DREAM3D-NX has been completely rewritten from the ground up with ease of maintainability, usability, backwards compatibility and new features in mind. While the rewrite of the code base has resulted in a new underlying library, user’s are more interested in how this new version will effect their daily usage of DREAM3D-NX.

With this major rewrite BlueQuartz Software is now offering two types of licenses for DREAM3D-NX:

• A Student License : This is a no-cost license to DREAM3D-NX to be used by students actively working towards a degree. Please use your academic institution’s email address when signing up for the license.

• A Commercial License : For everyone else you will need to purchase a subscription to DREAM3D-NX.

For more information about DREAM3D-NX licenses, visit our website.

Figure 1.1 DREAM3D-NX Commercial Version

List of Introduction Sections

• 1.1. User Interface Updates
• 1.2. Getting Help
• 1.3. Contributors
• 1.4. Funding Acknowledgements
• 1.5. History of DREAM.3D
• 1.6. Updating Your Version of DREAM3D-NX